# std::list<T,Allocator>::back

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reference back(); | (1) |
const_reference back() const; | (2) |

Returns a reference to the last element in the container.

Calling `back` on an empty container causes undefined behavior.

### Parameters

(none)

### Return value

Reference to the last element.

### Complexity

Constant.

### Notes

For a non-empty container `c`, the expression c.back() is equivalent to *std::prev(c.end()).

### Example

Run this code

    #include <cassert>
    #include <list>

    int main()
    {
        std::list<char> letters{'a', 'b', 'c', 'd'};
        assert(letters.back() == 'd');
    }

### See also

front | access the first element (public member function)
rbegincrbegin (C++11) | returns a reverse iterator to the beginning (public member function)
endcend (C++11) | returns an iterator to the end (public member function)

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